Organizations will work together to provide enhanced education about end-of-life care. (Alexandria, Va) –The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is committed to championing access to the right care at the right time for all people. Yet, the utilization of hospice and palliative care among African Americans remains disproportionately low. Of all patients utilizing hospice care in 2014, an estimated …
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The School of Community Health and Policy is honored to have been the academic host of the events that took place on Morgan’s campus on December 1st in observance of World AIDS Day. With leadership from Dr. Lorece Edwards, Associate Professor in the Public Health Program Department of Behavioral Health Science and Tom Bonderenko of the non-profit organization Moveable Feast, …
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Morgan State University and Community Partners Hold their Inaugural Conference “Many Voices, One Goal: Communities Partnering against Tobacco.” Approximately 200 tobacco cessation researchers, students, and community leaders attended the first annual CEASE Conference “Many Voices, One Goal: Communities Partnering against Tobacco.” This one-day conference on tobacco cessation was held on the MSU campus on Saturday, November 8, to celebrate more …
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The School of Community Health & Policy (SCHP) officially launched the Get SMART (students mobilized and re-tooled to transform) Project on Friday, December 6, 2013 in conjunction with their Open House. The GET SMART project aims to prevent HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and substance use among 18 -24 year old emerging adults on campus and within a one mile radius …
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Dr. Alice M. Jackson, professor in Morgan State University’s Department of Political Science, has been accepted to participate in the 2013 Translational Health Disparities Course offered by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The admission process was competitive and was open to a target audience of health care/public health professionals; public policy professionals; academic researchers; members …
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